Add more ink to the right panel because after 5000 years Slavery is not universally outlawed.
Not only are there more than a handful of countries that don’t have actual laws specifically making the practice illegal, but slavery isn’t illegal in the United States. In fact, our foundational legal document, the constitution, in the 13th amendment which is the basis for federal abolish, very specifically states slavery is illegal EXCEPT under certain conditions.
More over- and you can look it up in the dictionary- “slavery” doesn’t just mean one was abducted and made a captive- slavery encompasses any situation in which one is forced into servitude which numerous examples of forced labor exists- especially for prisoners- and prisoners doing forced labor are literally captured and chained up and forced to work- which is pretty much the default concept of slavery.
That said- Slavery doesn’t require you to be captive, and Slavery doesn’t even require you to work for free! Slavery can include, by definition, instances where you are forced into labor through use of debt or other means.
Think of it this way, if someone holds a gun to you and says: “sigh over all your property to me or I’ll shoot you in the knees..” could they argue that you CHOSE to give it to them, or were you forced? Ultimately you had a choice, but it isn’t really a choice because your only options are to do something you don’t want to do for someone else’s benefit or suffer devastating consequences. Imagine that happened and you reported it to the police- in what country in the world would they not reverse that deal? You think any law would simply arrest them for threatening you but let them keep your stuff because you “chose” to give it to them? Is it legal business practice most places to threaten someone that you will spill their darkest secrets if they don’t agree to a..
.. business deal? That’s called blackmail or extortion or similar most places. It’s why you or I can’t just walk up to Elon Musk with a weapon and walk away as one of the richest people in the world after we serve our time for making threats.
So by definition and in practice Slavery includes more than being locked in a cage and forced to work for free, but as it turns out we don’t have to split hairs because in documented law Slavery is not illegal everywhere and we have examples such as prisoners doing forced labor that literally fit the classic idea of slaves in cages forced to work and stripped of freedom. Slavery still exists legally and has not been universally abolished. Also, while we may not have detailed history, human societies have existed for more than 5,000 years so it’s actually taken us more than 5,000 years- it’s perhaps more accurate to say that in a period of 5,000 of history…
Not only are there more than a handful of countries that don’t have actual laws specifically making the practice illegal, but slavery isn’t illegal in the United States. In fact, our foundational legal document, the constitution, in the 13th amendment which is the basis for federal abolish, very specifically states slavery is illegal EXCEPT under certain conditions.
More over- and you can look it up in the dictionary- “slavery” doesn’t just mean one was abducted and made a captive- slavery encompasses any situation in which one is forced into servitude which numerous examples of forced labor exists- especially for prisoners- and prisoners doing forced labor are literally captured and chained up and forced to work- which is pretty much the default concept of slavery.
Think of it this way, if someone holds a gun to you and says: “sigh over all your property to me or I’ll shoot you in the knees..” could they argue that you CHOSE to give it to them, or were you forced? Ultimately you had a choice, but it isn’t really a choice because your only options are to do something you don’t want to do for someone else’s benefit or suffer devastating consequences. Imagine that happened and you reported it to the police- in what country in the world would they not reverse that deal? You think any law would simply arrest them for threatening you but let them keep your stuff because you “chose” to give it to them? Is it legal business practice most places to threaten someone that you will spill their darkest secrets if they don’t agree to a..
So by definition and in practice Slavery includes more than being locked in a cage and forced to work for free, but as it turns out we don’t have to split hairs because in documented law Slavery is not illegal everywhere and we have examples such as prisoners doing forced labor that literally fit the classic idea of slaves in cages forced to work and stripped of freedom. Slavery still exists legally and has not been universally abolished. Also, while we may not have detailed history, human societies have existed for more than 5,000 years so it’s actually taken us more than 5,000 years- it’s perhaps more accurate to say that in a period of 5,000 of history…